Longing to See You

•November 25, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Longing to see you,
to be with you
to work with you,
serve God with you.

Longing for love,
among us,
his love,
strengthening.
growing
together
in him.

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 (CEV)

9 How can we possibly thank God enough for all the happiness you have brought us? 10 Day and night we sincerely pray that we will see you again and help you to have an even stronger faith.

11 We pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus will let us visit you. 12 May the Lord make your love for each other and for everyone else grow by leaps and bounds. That’s how our love for you has grown. 13 And when our Lord comes with all of his people, I pray that he will make your hearts pure and innocent in the sight of God the Father.

Let there be love

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Remembering and Forgetting

•November 24, 2015 • 1 Comment

I bring you
my heart,
my life,
my offering
to you.

You guide me,
lead me,
keep me safe.

You remember me,
know me,
better than I know myself.

But I ask you to forget
the stupid things I have done;
the things I have got wrong
even,
or especially,
when I thought I was right;
the right things I didn’t do.
See me Lord
and not those things,
make me more than that,
better than that,
living in you.

Forget what I have been,
remember
what I can be
and help me to live it.

And help me
to do the same with other people,
also known,
remembered,
forgiven
by you.

To You O Lord

Psalm 25:1-10 Psalm 25:1-10(CEV)

(By David.)

A Prayer for Guidance and Help

25 I offer you my heart, Lord God,
2     and I trust you.
    Don’t make me ashamed
    or let enemies defeat me.
3 Don’t disappoint any
    of your worshipers,
    but disappoint all
    deceitful liars.
4 Show me your paths
    and teach me to follow;
5     guide me by your truth
    and instruct me.
You keep me safe,
    and I always trust you.

6 Please, Lord, remember,
    you have always
    been patient and kind.
7 Forget each wrong I did
    when I was young.
    Show how truly kind you are
    and remember me.
8 You are honest and merciful,
    and you teach sinners
    how to follow your path.

9 You lead humble people
to do what is right
    and to stay on your path.
10 In everything you do,
    you are kind and faithful
    to everyone who keeps
    our agreement with you.

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He’s Coming

•November 23, 2015 • 1 Comment

De Grebber-God Inviting Christ to Sit on the Throne at His Right Hand

The time will come,
I promise.

There will be a King,
The King,
a true king.

His rule
will be honesty
and justice,
truth,
integrity,
right.

There need be no fear,
peace and safety
will reign.

He’s coming,
it will happen,
you have my word

Jeremiah 33:14-16 (CEV)

The Lord’s Wonderful Promise

14 The Lord said:

I made a wonderful promise to Israel and Judah, and the days are coming when I will keep it.

15 I promise that the time will come
when I will appoint a king
    from the family of David,
a king who will be honest
    and rule with justice.
16 In those days,
    Judah will be safe;
Jerusalem will have peace
and will be named,
    “The Lord Gives Justice.”

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

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